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(No Model.)

;W. H. ROBERTSON.

ADJUSTABLE HEAD REST.

No. 352,354. Patented Nov. 9, 1886.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM H. ROBERTSON, OF TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA.

ADJ USTABLE H EAD-REST.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 352,354, dated November 9, 1886.

pp i n fi March 15, 1886- Serial No. 195,234. (No model.) Patented in Canada March 26, 1886, No. 23,649.

.To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM HUTOHINSON ROBERTSON, of the city of Toronto, in the county of York, in the Province of Ontario, Canada, gentleman, have invented an Improved Adjustable Head-Rest, of which the following is a specification.

The object of the invention is to design a light portable head-rest, easily placed in position for use, and readily taken apart, so as to be packedinto a small space; and it consists in the peculiar combinations and the novel construction and arrangement of parts, all as more fully hereinafter described and claimed.

Figure 1 represents my improved portable head-rest applied in position on the back of a railroad car seat, and also one on the arm. Figs. 2 and 3 are details of the head-piece, spring-bar, and spring-clasp. I

The primary object of. my invention is to so construct a head-rest that it will be extremely light, easily taken apart, so as to occupy as little space as possible, and readily put together and applied in position for use. It is therefore essential that while every part sh ould be strong enough to'bear the strain it may be called upon to sustain, it must also be of the lightest material, and shaped so as to be readil y put together.

In the drawings, A represents the head piece, which is made of light wire curved in the form shown, and hinged to the light-wire bracket B, which is secured to the socket 0.

It will be noticed that the wire head-piece A, after forming the circular shape for the covering, is hinged at a to the light-wire bracket B, which extends back at about right angles to the socket G, fitted 'onto the springbar D. This springbar should be made of hickory, ash, or other strong elastic wood, so as to secure the greatest strength with the least amount of material.

By connectingthehead-pieceAtoits bracket B by means of a stop-hinge, a, as shown, and the bracket B, so as to extend at about right angles to its socket O, I place the head rest in front of the back of the seat, and also secure greater strength with the requisite elasticity than would be obtained did the headpiece extend straight up from the springbar D. Besides, the hinge permits the headrest to be straightened out to pack into asmall space.

E is a spring-clasp attached to the sleeve 6, which is adjustably fitted onto the bar D. The clasp E is preferably covered, and is designed to clasp over the back of the seat, as shown.

On the sleeve f, I place a smaller springclasp, F, designed to fit over the arm of the seat when it is desired to use the head-rest in that position. bar D. of course, need not be so long as when it is used on the back of the seat. With that View, I make the springbar D in sections, connecting them together as indicated, which division also permits the head rest to be more readily packed in a small space, as when taken apart it will occupy but very little room. The socket 0 serves not only as a sup port for the head-piece A, but also strengthsplitting.

I am aware that a head-resthas been formed of wire in two parts and adapted to be detach-ably secured to a seat, and do not claim such, broadly.

I am also aware of the Patent No. 171,356,

and make no claim to the construction shown .reducing the cost of the attachment, and rendering'it much more easily adjusted and secured in position.

' What 1 claim as my invention is 1. The combinatiomwith the spring-bar D, provided with the vertically-adj ustablespringclasp E, of the socket G, sleeved on said bar, the bracket B, secured to said socket,.and the head-piece A, hinged to said bracket, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. The combination,with the headpiece A, bracket B, hinged thereto and provided with socket O, of the bar D, made in sections as described, the spring-clasp F, attached to the sleeve f on said bar and vertically adjustable thereon, and the sleeve 6 and spring-clasp E, carried thereby, all substantiaily as shown, and for the purpose specified.

Toronto, February 19, 1886.

WV. H. ROBERTSON.

In presence of- CHARLES C. BALDWIN, J. M. J AOKSON.

When thus used, the springens the bar D, and prevents the same from i 

